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jearbear

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Hello,

I have a Brocade 6430 running version 07.4.01T310 that im trying to add to an existing stack running a higher verison 8.xxx. We were unable to add it via the cli and the gui. I finally ran the tftp transfer on internet explorer because I was getting no errors from gui on chrome. Its saying TFTP server is not responding . But I can ping the tftp server from the switch and have allowed the app through windows firewall. Is there any other suggestions what to do to get it updated and joined to the stack? I've tried two different tftp progams so far.
 
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vitrag

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Hello, i am new member to the forum, Just purchased some old VDX 6740T from ebay. These switches seems to have a password. Need your help to reset the password, 'fix' the licence so i can use the 40g ports and also maybe fix the switch to accept non brocade qsfp+.
Many thanks in advance for any help suggestions on the same.
 
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youngchap

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Hello does anybody know what power supply is in the ICX-7250 24P. My power supply has died and I would like to replace it. I have been looking for part switches on ebay and the prices are wild. If anyone could help I would appreciate it .
 
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Balteck

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vitrag said:
Hello, i am new member to the forum, Just purchased some old VDX 6740T from ebay. These switches seems to have a password. Need your help to reset the password, 'fix' the licence so i can use the 40g ports and also maybe fix the switch to accept non brocade qsfp+.
Many thanks in advance for any help suggestions on the same.
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You posted in the wrong thread. Here you will find the guide to reset the password and check if your unit has licenses installed:

 
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kpfleming

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FYI: Removing untagged VLAN from a route-only interface breaks DEFAULT-VLAN

I just spent a large number of Sunday-morning-hours recovering from a broken network because of a configuration change on my ICX stack which did not break the stack when it was made, but broke it badly after it was rebooted. TL;DR if you have 'route-only' on an interface with it in an isolated VLAN, and then you remove it from that VLAN (putting it into a different one, or the default VLAN) without *first* setting 'no route-only', the VLAN it lands in may be badly broken.
 
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kpfleming said:
10.0.0.3 is the broadcast address for your 10.0.0.2/255.255.255.252 subnet, which is in the routing table as reachable via 1/1/47. You've also set 1/1/47 as 'route-only' so it is not part of VLAN 1.

You will need to assign an address outside of that subnet to the R710, but then you'll also need a VE for VLAN 1 which makes that other subnet known to the ICX, or some other device outside of the ICX will have to do it.
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I knew the reason I couldn't assign 10.0.0.3 was because it's part of that broadcast address. Is there anyway I can change that so I can use 10.0.0.1 for the router, 10.0.0.2 for the switch and 10.0.0.3 for the access point?

So I need to assign an adress to the R710 that is the same subnet as the VE I assign to VLAN1?
 
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Just making the subnet larger won't be sufficient, as right now that subnet is only reachable via 1/1/47. You have setup 1/1/47 as a layer 3 interface and that subnet cannot also be present on any other interfaces.

Here's what I would do (and you'll need to do this using the serial console, or an SSH connection to the ICX that is *not* over the 10.0.0.2 address):

  1. Remove 'route-only' and 'ip address' from 1/1/47. This will revert 1/1/47 back to being a layer 2 interface in VLAN 1.
  2. Add VE 1, with 'ip address 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.248' (this makes the subnet larger, so that you can use host addresses 10.0.0.1 through 10.0.0.6).
  3. Configure the R710 with address 10.0.0.3 with subnet mask 255.255.255.248.
  4. Change the subnet mask on your modem to 255.255.255.248.
With that done the modem, the ICX, and the R710 will all have addresses in the 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.248 subnet, and the ICX will have *two* layer 2 ports in that subnet (1/1/47 and 1/1/48) so that all three devices can talk to each other on that VLAN/subnet.

In the future you could add three more devices on VLAN 1 with addresses from the range 10.0.0.4 - 10.0.0.6. You could also simplify your life by just using 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask for the VLAN 1 subnet like you are using for all of the other subnets, then you'd be free to as many 10.0.0.x addresses as you want (up to 254 of course).
 
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vinegar

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Word of warning, there are still noisy 6450 models out there.

Just got my ICX6450-48 and hit a bad luck with fans, much like @u238 and @tony& 4 years ago. Fans are running full speed, not coming down, despite chassis info showing speed 1 (low). Even if I replace fans, it will still be running at full speed, still being very audible :(

Code: 
ICX6450-48-Router>show chassis
The stack unit 1 chassis info:

Power supply 1 (NA - AC - Regular) present, status ok
Power supply 2 not present

Fan ok, speed (auto): [[1]]<->2

Fan speed switching temperature thresholds:
        1 -> 2 @ 69 deg-C
        1 <- 2 @ 64 deg-C

Sensor B Temperature Readings:
        Current temperature : 26.5 deg-C
Sensor A Temperature Readings:
        Current temperature : 27.5 deg-C
        Warning level.......: 66.0 deg-C
        Shutdown level......: 76.0 deg-C
Boot Prom MAC : cc4e.2453.5b80
Management MAC: cc4e.2453.5b80
Version information shown after boot:

Code: 
  Copyright (c) 1996-2016 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
    UNIT 1: compiled on Apr 23 2020 at 10:57:06 labeled as ICX64R08030u
                (9871112 bytes) from Primary ICX64R08030u.bin
        SW: Version 08.0.30uT313
  Boot-Monitor Image size = 786944, Version:10.1.05T310 (kxz10105)
  HW: Stackable ICX6450-48
==========================================================================
UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX6450-48 48-port Management Module
         Serial  #: BZU0451J01N
         License: ICX6450_BASE_ROUTER_SOFT_PACKAGE   (LID: dbwFJKGlFGp)
         P-ENGINE  0: type DEF0, rev 01
         P-ENGINE  1: type DEF0, rev 01
==========================================================================
UNIT 1: SL 2: ICX6450-SFP-Plus 4port 40G Module
==========================================================================
  800 MHz ARM processor ARMv5TE, 400 MHz bus
65536 KB flash memory
  512 MB DRAM
STACKID 1  system uptime is 27 second(s)
 
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Glock24 said:
Would these work on 7150-c12p or 6450-24 switches? Would they work on Connect-X3 cards?

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if they were actually what he listed in the title yes, however his pictures are of XFP modules which are totally different and will not fit or work in an SFP slot
 
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Craig Curtin

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Stack Issues with new unit - 6610-48-POE

Guys,

This is my 2nd setup of a 6610 - the previous one went smoothly (was not POE)

This one i am having problems - the unit believes it is part of a stack (or at least retains the old config in terms of Unit ID - being 3)

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I have followed the section in the doc if my switch thinks it is still a stack member and entered the commands

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Wondering if there are any thoughts on how i reset the unit ID ?

I have done a fair bit of googling and tried various things such as setting the unit ID and the Stack suggested-id but nothing seems to be working

Any pointers ?

Craig
 
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fohdeesha said:
if they were actually what he listed in the title yes, however his pictures are of XFP modules which are totally different and will not fit or work in an SFP slot
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Thanks for the answer. I didn't notice the pictures showed a different item from the description and I didn't know XFP even existed!
 
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Craig Curtin said:
Stack Issues with new unit - 6610-48-POE

Guys,

This is my 2nd setup of a 6610 - the previous one went smoothly (was not POE)

This one i am having problems - the unit believes it is part of a stack (or at least retains the old config in terms of Unit ID - being 3)

View attachment 25042

I have followed the section in the doc if my switch thinks it is still a stack member and entered the commands

View attachment 25043

Wondering if there are any thoughts on how i reset the unit ID ?

I have done a fair bit of googling and tried various things such as setting the unit ID and the Stack suggested-id but nothing seems to be working

Any pointers ?

Craig
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connected to the switch over serial, once it's fully booted, press ctrl+y then let go, then press m, then enter. you should drop to an os console. then run the following commands

del stacking.boot
del startup-config
del startup-config.backup
del startup-config.legacy
reset

it'll reboot and be clean
 
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Craig Curtin

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fohdeesha said:
connected to the switch over serial, once it's fully booted, press ctrl+y then let go, then press m, then enter. you should drop to an os console. then run the following commands

del stacking.boot
del startup-config
del startup-config.backup
del startup-config.legacy
reset

it'll reboot and be clean
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Thank you very much for the quick response - onto it now - and about to try

Might be an idea to update your master doc with this gem ?

Craig
 
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JohnyDanger

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I have an icx6450-24p, and I have rack mounting ears. However, after drilling out all of the stripped old rack ear screws to swap the fans, I am now without rack ear screws. Anyone know what size they are?
 
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